Virtual ligand screening: strategies, perspectives and limitations.

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Published in Drug Discov Today on July 01, 2006

Authors

Gerhard Klebe1

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marbacher Weg 6, D-35032 Marburg, Germany. klebe@mailer.uni-marburg.de

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